Hot on the heels of the HSC Visual Arts assessment comes the BVRG’s annual Grad Show, featuring selected work from the shire’s four secondary schools; Eden Marine High, Bega High, Lumen Christi and Sapphire Coast Anglican College.

It opened last Thursday night and runs for 3 weeks…

Plenty of gems, including Juanita Scott-Funaki’s lino print Avion Garuwangan (Plane Dreaming)  – My World Trip 2009, recipient of the 2013 Linda Deighton Youth Encouragement Award…

…and Eden Hendry’s digital photography series, of which Stonehouse Trails was one…

…which earned him the Australian National University Student Equity Encouragement Award.

We were really keen on Joe Stewart’s Akuna…

…and Beth Knox’s Lifecycle…

…but would have to say that Briar Watt-Meeks work, the Heredity – my lineal pattern series, pretty much knocked our socks off…

This show is most definitely worth a squiz. Always nice to witness that affirmation of regeneration in the tidal pool of the local art scene, eh.